Secret Origins by Maya Daniels

Author:Maya Daniels [Daniels, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

12

“What the fuck is that?”

The General snapped loud enough for only us to hear him, his energy signature flaring up and teasing my senses. Not for the first time I wondered if he was something other than a human. In my peripheral vision, I noticed Fenrir stiffening and turning to appraise the old man with renewed interest. That was not good.

“A cow.” Raising my voice loud enough to be heard by our attackers I grinned when the minotaur snarled. Fenrir choked on air. “It used to be a bull, but they chopped off his balls. Now he is a cow looking for them. Isn’t that right sweetheart?”

I’d been aware that my mouth-to-brain connection didn’t always function as it should. Blurting offensive things had always been my go-to in any situation, but I also knew that one day it might cost me my life. Like today for example. The minotaur hunched his shoulders, lowered his head until his glare was at eye level with me, and then he charged.

“Fenrir, the General.” Hissing my order, I raised the sword and braced to intercept the creature.

Behind the fast-approaching horns that were overtaking my vision, three ghouls were spreading around to try to box us in. The ground under my feet was quaking with each stomp of the hooves, which were the size of my head I might add. I could hear Fenrir murmuring something, but I couldn’t pay attention to what he was saying. There was a five-hundred-pound bull headed my way who was adamant about impaling me on one of the protrusions sticking out of his temples.

A gunshot rang through the air.

I swayed on my high heels and listed to the side when I lost hearing in my right ear. Smoke puffed out next to my head and I managed to uncross my eyes long enough to see the General lower his gun slightly. His face was grim, and his mouth was pressed in a firm line. That was when I noticed the ground stopped shaking. My head jerked to the side and a snort escaped me when I saw the minotaur’s confused face as he reached up to touch the hole between his eyebrows, which was trickling blood down his nose. He brought his fingers in front of his face and rubbed the blood between them, then his eyes snapped up to zoom in on the human.

“Great.” I couldn’t hear myself talk so I was probably shouting like an idiot. “Now you just pissed him off more.” For the first time since I’d known him, the General took a step back.

“What in all the Heavens is that?” he repeated his question from earlier. That was when his head swiveled and he saw the ghouls. “Myst? I need a weapon. Now!” the General barked, the command in his voice snapping my spine straight.

Dropping his gun, he turned around, placing himself back to back with me. Fenrir joined on the other side, and my hound positioned himself to next to my thigh to complete our half-assed defense against four almost unbeatable creatures.

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